Section 1. From idea to pitch: A guide to winning support for your new idea or project--persistence is key / Rebecca Knight -- How to keep support for your project from evaporating: don't rely on personal relationships alone / Allison Rimm -- You've pitched your initiative-what's next?: whether...

Section 1. Set a vision for your career: Reaching your potential: only you can define success for yourself / by Robert S. Kaplan -- Developing a strategy for a life of meaningful labor: it's never too late (or too early) / by Brian Fetherstonhaugh -- Think strategically about your career...

Introduction: Why decision making is so hard -- Section one. Getting started: The hidden traps in decision making - understand the misperceptions and biases that cloud your judgment / by John S. Hammond, Ralph l. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa -- Who has the D?: how clear decision roles enhance...

Managing risks: a new framework / by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes -- How to build risk into your business model / by Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine -- The six mistakes executives make in risk management / by Nassim N. Taleb, Daniel G. Goldstein, and Mark W. Spitznagel -- From...

Our professional lives are full of challenges and setbacks, but those who achieve elite performance are able to consistently rally their emotional strength in the pursuit of their goals--no matter what gets thrown at them. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by...

Meetings. They hold such promise for moving your business forward, but they rarely deliver. We all know the steps we're supposed to take to run an effective meeting, but we seldom follow them. Why? Perhaps it just doesn't seem worth the time to pinpoint what we want to accomplish, craft an...

Section 1. New tech and the evolving consumer experience: How voice assistants could change the way we shop / by Kane Simms -- Four questions retailers need to ask about augmented reality / by Darrell K. Rigby, Mikey Vu, and Asit Goel -- Section 2. Working better with advanced technologies:...

"Navigate work successfully as a first-time parent. Just when you're starting to figure out this parenting thing, wham, your leave is over. You're excited to go back, you already miss your baby like crazy, and you don't know how you're going to get through your commute without dozing off, let...

What makes great boards great / by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld -- Building better boards / by David A. Nadler -- The error at the heart of corporate leadership / by Joseph L. Bower and Lynne S. Paine -- The new work of the nonprofit board / by Barbara E. Taylor, Richard P. Chait, and Thomas P. Holland...